Ghana’s government has begun repatriating citizens from South Africa as immigration-related protests raise concerns over safety.
Ghana’s ambassador to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says another flight will be arranged in the coming days to return Ghanaian nationals who feel unwelcome in South Africa, amid rising immigration protests.
He was speaking at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday after the first group of 300 Ghanaian nationals, who accepted their government’s voluntary repatriation offer, departed.
The move comes as anti-illegal immigration protests continue to spread across parts of South Africa.
In response, the Ghanaian government has launched the first phase of a voluntary repatriation programme for citizens wishing to return home, following growing concerns about safety and wellbeing amid heightened tensions linked to the demonstrations.
